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Das violette Schwert
Just before SPIEL wrapped up, we ran into Johannes Lorenzen, the author of the puzzle game “Das violette Schwert.” Last year, his second title was still in the works, but it just… read more
Live from SPIEL 26
Our team is on site: reports, photos and impressions straight from the fairgrounds – curated by our editors.
SPIEL 2026 runs from 22.10. to 25.10.2026 at Messe Essen. PlayedNow is reporting live – find us at the Brettspiel-News.de booth: hall 2, stand 2A515.
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Cannibal World
Nifty little card game. Four different post-apocalyptic animal factions battling each other. Can be played 1 vs 1 or 2 vs 2. Quick to play, but there were too many symbols that… read more
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Chopstick Tightrope
Fun for steady hands. In Chopstick Tightrope, we complete tasks by skillfully balancing wooden pieces like Mount Fuji on a rubber band. read more
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Arydnik
Nice tile placement game from a Ukrainian publisher. We try to collect as many sheep as possible as shepherds. To do this, we fulfill orders, collect equipment, and trade with… read more
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Catan Tauschrausch
Catan Tauschrausch is still going strong at the fair this year too And this year it's also for a good cause read more
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Gutes Wetter & Food Trucks
Today for a change, some sunshine. Lots of food trucks waiting for orders, like the MotherTrucker read more
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Snowp
Schnips game with jingle bells and set collection mechanism 2-6 players read more
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Roxane
We're trying to clear Roxane as Cyranos competitive. We're using roses, love letters, and poetry. Once-in-a-lifetime great theme and mechanically solid. Including explanation, we… read more
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Fox Grove
Family Card Game In this game, resources are also collected, and these can be used to move up one of the three point tracks Nice twist: unmatched cards in a trick can be exchanged… read more
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Sonntag Tag 4, letzter Messetag - wir freuen uns
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Land unter vor Halle 3
Gated lane due to H2O before South entrance at Hall 3. There's some congestion. read more
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Endlich ANTgravity 🙏
Hey, today we finally got to play as ants desperately trying to bring a flag back to their base in an asteroid field. Unfortunately, none of my flags made it because my ants kept… read more
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Mountain Goates legacy
Mountain Goats tested. Nice components, fun to play but a bit too easy for us. Okay with kids though. Though this was just the tutorial mission and might change. read more
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